Two singles were released from the album: "Hello? Is This Thing On?" and "Pardon My Freedom" while the 2003 single "Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard" was included on the release.
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Released through Touch and Go Records in the United States and Warp Records in the rest of the world, the album was greeted by mainly positive reviews upon its release in 2004; Allmusic hailed it as "a modern-day agit-pop indie dance-rock classic." Louden Up Now sees the group continue to meld funky dance rhythms with post-punk influences.